Member, City Council, District 5
What does this office do?
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Nora Campos served on the San Jose City Council from 2001 to 2010 and in the California Assembly from 2010 to 2016, where she was speaker pro tempore. Raised in East San Jose, she focused on youth opportunity and enforcement of labor laws.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 3 for, Civil Rights 2 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Peter Ortiz has represented East San Jose's District 5 on the city council since 2023. Raised by a single mother in East San Jose, he became the Mount Pleasant school board's youngest trustee at 26 and later served on the Santa Clara County Board of Education.
Records: Civil Rights 4 for, Social Programs and Welfare 3 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 against,
Sources: sanjoseca.gov · sanjosespotlight.com